The parachute began as a theoretical idea sketched by Leonardo da Vinci, then reappeared centuries later in risky public ...

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Reporter Brett Campbell takes a look back at the people who made the news in Northern Ireland in 2025. The Co Londonderry gym owner powered her way into the Gladiators arena back in March and made it ...

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A skydiver broke free and ultimately survived after his reserve parachute accidentally deployed and got stuck on the tail of an airplane as it was soaring through the sky. The Australian Transport ...

Two experienced skydivers have plunged to their deaths after their parachutes tangled in mid-air. Ermes Zampa, 70, and ...

Video released by Australia’s transport safety agency on Thursday shows the harrowing moment when a skydiver’s parachute was caught on the tail of an airplane before a jump in September. According to ...